Beijing Tanzhe Temple, Fragrant Hill Park One Day Tour

Tour Code: BJ-T03,BJ-T04

Beijing One Day Tour

Statues in Stone Buddha Village, Beijing

BJ- T03Tanzhe Temple - Jietai Temple - Buddhist Cliff Figures of ShiFo Village

In the morning, take bus No. 931 at the Apple Garden subway station to famous TanZhe Temple and Jie Tai Temple. Although the Jie Tai Temple is nearer than Tan Zhe Temple, but the tickets can only be bought at Tan Zhe Temple, we suggest you buy one-for-all tickets for these two temples at CNY60.00 per person, if you buy separately, each one is CNY35.00 per person. They are very near to each other and you can walk on foot in between. Tan Zhe Temple is the largest complex of old temples in Beijing suburb area with more than 1,700 years' history. If you are already fed up with the greasy food, you can get a new experience by tasting the fast in the temple.

Walk to Jie Tai Temple, and it is 1,400 years' old. There are 88 state-class old trees within the temple and they all reflect the history of this temple.

Then walk to the southeast direction to Shifo village, which is famous for the Buddhist Cliff Figures in the south and north of this village, and it is also the only Cliff Figures in Beijing. This village is very secluded and you need to find a blue advertisement tag with Beijing Shi Long Calcareousness Factory, walk into the village along this tag and you may find it in tranquility. There are 18 niches for statues of Buddhas in north and an Immortal Cave in south of the village, it is said that they were all built in Ming Dynasty. Travel around to visit these figures and feel the plain atmosphere of the small village.

Temple of Reclining Buddha, Beijing

BJ- T041 Day Relax Route of Fragrant Hill Park - Beijing Botanical Garden (Wofo Temple)

If you are happen to take your trip in autumn, a visit to the Fragrant Hill Park (Address: No. 40 Maimai Street) will round off your vacation. Fragrant Hill Park is located in the east part of the western hills, 28 kilometers northwest of the Beijing City. This famous royal garden park is regarded as the best place to enjoy the flaming maple leaves scattereding over the mountain during October and November.

The sights can be easily accessed by bus 318, 331, 333, 360, 733, 833, 714, 360, 904, or 634. If you're leaving from the Wangfujing district, take the No. 1 metro railway to the Bajiao Amusement Park and connect bus No. 60 heading directly to the foot of Fragrant Hill. The total expense is only RMB12 for a one-way trip. Half day is enough to climb the hills, enjoy the sights along the way and have leisure stroll nearby. Reaching the top from the north hill could save you some time and the scenery along the way is also attractive.

In the afternoon, take a few minutes walk to Beijing Botanical Garden (Sleeping Buddha Temple included) if you are still energetic. And you should enter through the from visitor entrances on Xiangshan Nanlu. Many precious plant collections are a feast for your eyes and you will wonder at the charm of nature. Botanists and plant lovers from all over the world will find this a good research option.

More Related Beijing One Day Tours:

Beijing Sightseeing Tour: One day sightseeing tour to Jingshan Park, Beihai Park, Marco Polo Bridge and Juyongguan Great Wall.

Old Summer Palace Tour: one day tour to Old Summer Palace, Dazhong Temple, Confucius Temple and Imperial Academy.

Niujie Mosque Tour: One day tour in Beijing to Fayuan Temple, Niujie Mosque, Taoranting Park and 798 Factory Art District.

Questions & Reviews

Apr. 28,2009 01:19 Reply

Mr.S Dhawan(India) said:

Request give me details of a one day tour of Beijing which covers important places in the city Pl give the time and cost
Also request give details of a one day tour of Shanghai
Thanks

Apr. 29,2009 11:03
Rebecca replied:

I'm afraid one day is not very enough to cover the main scenic spots in Beijing. Two or three days will be better. One day is constrainedly enough to visit the most popular sightseeing spots in Shanghai.

You may check the following tour of Beijing and Shanghai. http://www.travelchinaguide.com/package/tour-bj03.htm

Or you can refer to the following pages about major attractions in Beijing and Shanghai.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/shanghai/

May. 21,2008 17:33 Reply

Mr.BXT said:

Hutong, meaning "little streets" in Mongolian, origined from Yuan Dynasty. There were over 7,000 hutongs in Beijing. The oldest hutong is the SanMiao Street Hutong with a history of more than 900 years; The longest hutong is the Dongxijiao Minxiang Hutong of 6.5km long; The shortest one is the One Yard Hutong less than 20 meters; The narrowest one is the Qianshi Hutong only 0.7 meter long. Hutong is the life symbol of old Beijingers. To taste the authentic Beijing flavor, hutong tour is the must.

Mar. 31,2008 17:03 Reply

Ms.Glen Jelinek (Argentina) said:

The Hanging Monastery, built from about 600AD during the Northern-Wei dynasty for the Taoists, is constructed half way of the steep cliff of the Heng Mountain, to avoid the regular floods of the rivers. There are 40 big and small halls connected with each other by corridors and narrow steep steps. You need to climb lots of steps to visit the temple, narrow and steep. Take care!

Mar. 27,2008 10:22 Reply

Mr.Charlie MC. Gee said:

Some hints and tips about Beijing left for other travellers on my experience:

1. Beijing is pretty big. It''s probably best to hire a bicycle or, if elderly, perhaps make use of the rickshaws, etc. My opinion is that staying in and around Wanfugin Dajie is the best place for travellers to stay even though the street itself itself is not exactly the side of China one probably wants to see (gaudy consumerism).

2. Say no to all people wishing to ''practice english'' with you. Just say no. Honestly. NO MATTER HOW NICE THEY SEEM. NO MATTER HOW NICE.

3. A lot of people may ask to have their photo taken with you (if you''re non-Chinese) or you might notice people attempting to take photos of you. Although Point 2 above might make you a little wary, those who wish to take a photo of or with an ''exotic looking'' foreigner are generally harmless and have no ulterior motives.

4. Forbidden City is the best. A mecca for tourists. The renovation is making it look fabulous. Unfortunately the Hall of Supreme Harmony had some scaffolding still on it when I was there but that didn''t detract at all from the general experience.

5. Summer Palace - beware taxi drivers at the gate. I decided to take a taxi back to the city and, from previous experience with taxis, realised that the meter was running at an astronomically fast rate. I instructed the driver to let me out asap and he obliged, at an akward highway type area. I picked up another taxi that was fine however. I did hear of a couple of cases of female travellers being especially ripped off by the taxis. The simple solution is to point at the meter at the start of the journey - they all have them.

6. Always have toilet paper on your person whilst in Beijing and China in general. Always. And get used to shitting into holes in the ground when out and about.

7. Write out the Chinese symbols for all of the tourist sights and addresses you need to visit in a little notepad to show to taxi drivers, etc. I''m telling you now that your pronunciation of Chinese using Pinyin might as well be Martian.

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